Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Crest of York St John College
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Barley Hall
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Medieval Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars